Web Baby Shower Cheat Sheet
This help page is intended for Web Baby Shower customers who have already submitted their Web Baby Shower Set Up fee and need assistance in personalizing their Web Baby Shower. If you are still deciding on whether to host a Web Baby Shower, please see the articles listed under "More Resources" below.
Meet Your Host Control Panel
The Host Control Panel is the brain behind your Web Baby Shower. Whenever you want to change, add or remove something from your Web Baby Shower, please go to the Host Control Panel first. Most likely you will be able to manage the change yourself through the Host Control Panel.
To access your Host Control Panel, simply go to your Web Baby Shower (find) and click the "host control panel" link in the bottom left corner of any of your Web Baby Shower pages.
In order to secure your Host Control Panel, you will be asked to enter the host's email address on file with Web Baby Shower in order to log in. You can also add a Host Control Panel password so that only you can access your Host Control Panel (more info).
If your email address has changed, please log in with your "old" address that is still on file with Web Baby Shower and then update your account information with your new email address under "Edit Host Info". Then you will be able to log in to the Host Control Panel with your new email address. For more information, please see the Host Account Information help page
Once you have logged into your Host Control Panel, you can manage any of the following aspects of your Web Baby Shower and more. You can also return to your Host Control Panel to continue updating and managing your Web Baby Shower. The Host Control Panel is meant to help you manage the life cycle of hosting a Web Baby Shower from beginning to end. Please note that you are not stuck with the choices you make at the beginning of your Web Baby Shower -- you can almost always make changes and updates whether it is your baby ticker, a live chat or even a photo that has become out of date.
Choose Privacy & Password Options
It's not the most fun part of Web Baby Shower, but you should establish your privacy and password settings first, before doing anything else and as soon as possible after your shower has been set up. Web Baby Shower offers a variety of privacy and password settings to meet your needs and I encourage you to learn about each one and choose the option that is best for you:
Choose A Web Baby Shower Design Theme
The Web Baby Shower has over 100 different styles to choose from! To preview all the new themes, check out the Web Baby Shower Themes help page. Every design comes with complementary clipart and the clipart comes with several different baby shower related slogans to choose from. You can change your design as often as you like (or keep the same one!). For more information, please see Design Manager Help
Personalize Your Web Baby Shower home page
You can personalize the introductory messages on your Web Baby Shower home page, choose to display a photo, clipart or even a video and add a baby or pregnancy ticker.
- To change the introductory paragraph on your Web Baby Shower Home Page, use the Home Page Manager ( more help ).
- To choose a photo, clipart or video for your Web Baby Shower Home Page, use the Home Page Manager ( more help ).
- To add, remove or update a baby or pregnancy ticker, use the Baby Ticker Manager ( Baby Ticker Help ). You can also access this function through the Home Page Manager
*IMPORTANT NOTE: Please make sure that there is always a valid, full name on file with Web Baby Shower for both the host and the expecting family. Please do not use any screen names or irrelevant data in required name fields. Please use the Home Page Manager to make any customizations to your Web Baby Shower. For more information please see the Required Name Tips help page. Thank you.
Sign Your Guest Book First
This is actually done outside of your Host Control Panel. Now is a good time to get your Guest Book going with a nice welcome or introductory message to encourage your visitors to do the same. Not everyone likes to be "first" so your message shows your guests that your Web Baby Shower is a warm and friendly place to participate. You can easily return to your Host Control Panel after you have added a message to your Guest Book.
To add a message to your Guest Book, simply return to your Web Baby Shower home page and click the Guest Book link. Once you are on the Guest Book page, you can use the "Sign The Guest Book Form" to add your message. If you have added "message board" level password protection, you will need to provide the password/your email address in order to submit your message.
Please note that at any time, you can log into your Host Control Panel and use the Guest Book Manager to edit messages, remove messages and/or report any abuse in your Guest Book. For more information, please see the Guest Book Manager Help page.
Sign Up To Be Notified When Your Guest Book Is Updated
While you are signing your Guest Book first, you can also sign up to receive notifications when subsequent messages are added to the Guest Book.
If you wish to be notified when the Guest Book is updated, click the "know when this guest book is updated!" link and add your email address. In order to reduce the amount of outgoing email at webbabyshower.com, please note that you have to click through the links in the notification emails your receive in order to continue receiving notifications.
If you haven't already, please make sure that email from webbabyshower.com will be delivered to your email InBox so that you receive your email notifications.
Create Your Web Baby Shower Journal
Your Web Baby Shower also comes with a Journal page (or "blog") which you and/or the expecting parents can use to make announcements that are separate from your Guest Book message board. For more information please see the Journal Manager Help page.
Add Links To Gift Registry Stores
Add links to any online stores where the expecting family is registered. Web Baby Shower lets you link to just about any online store and even provides a space for you to enter a link to any local or unique stores you have registered at. All registry links require Snowboard Mommy Productions/Web Baby Shower approval. For more information please see the Gift Registry Links Help & FAQ page.
Add Photos And Videos
You can add up to 100 photos with captions and descriptions and any number of embedded videos from video sharing websites through the Host Control Panel -- so get your camera or camcorder out and get the expecting parents in front of it! You can add, and update photos and videos throughout your Web Baby Shower. Please note that once you upload at least one photo or at least one video, then a link to "Photos" and "Videos" pages will appear in your Web Baby Shower navigation bar (along with Guest Book, Live Chat, etc).
For more information about adding photos and videos to your Web Baby Shower, please see:
Add Baby Shower Games
Your Web Baby Shower comes with five baby shower games on a games page. Because different hosts like to play these games at different times, these pages are not initially turned on when your Web Baby Shower is set up. You must log into the Host Control Panel and configure the games to your liking in order for the pages to be added to your Web Baby Shower. For more information, please see: Birthday Bets Help, Gotcha Bets Help and Baby Shower Games Help.
Schedule live chat
Your Web Baby Shower comes with a private live chat room which you and your guests can use anytime. To assist you in your planning you can also schedule chats in the Host Control Panel. If you would like to schedule a chat, just click on the Chat Scheduler (coffee cup icon) in the Host Control Panel. There, you can add, edit, and cancel chat reservations. For more information, please see the Chat Scheduler in your Host Control Panel, or the Web Baby Shower Chat Help page
Get Your Free Conference Call Access Code
Web Baby Shower has teamed up with FreeConferenceCall.com to bring you a private, reservation-free conference call feature for your Web Baby Shower. Please see the Conference Call Manager in your Host Control Panel, or the Web Baby Shower Conference Call Help page for more information.
Invite Your Guests
Phew! After all that work it's time to start showing off and telling your guests about it! The easiest way to invite people is by email, but you are also welcome to mail printed invitations as well. Whichever method you choose, be sure to include your customized Web Baby Shower URL link so that everyone knows where to find your Web Baby Shower. You are also welcome to use the Web Baby Shower Guest List Manager, which you can find through your Host Control Panel. Your Guest List Manager can be used throughout the life of your Web Baby Shower. I encourage you to remind your guests several times throughout the course of your Web Baby Shower to keep everyone coming to the site to leave messages, see new photos, get pregnancy updates or even play games. You are welcome to use the Sample Web Baby Shower Invitations either in an email of your own or through the Guest List Manager.
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